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Biden asserts executive privilege over audio of interview with special counsel Hur
(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Thursday informed House Republicans that President Joe Biden has formally asserted executive privilege over the audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Biden's handling of classified documents.It's a move that the department said effectively shields Attorney General Merrick Garland from…
Harris accepts CBS News’ VP debate offer for the summer
(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an offer from CBS News to participate in a vice-presidential debate this summer, the Biden campaign said Thursday.Harris accepted CBS News' proposed dates of July 23 or Aug. 13, the campaign said."The Biden-Harris campaign has informed CBS News that we accept the…
Pentagon report to show significant drop in unwanted sexual contact in military
(WASHINGTON) -- Soon to be released Pentagon figures will show a significant almost 19% reduction in the number of service members who say they have experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact over the previous survey conducted two years ago, according to a U.S. official.There was also a drop in…
After trying week, RFK Jr. brings Nicole Shanahan on campaign trail for rare appearance
(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a week dogged by self-damaging rhetoric, leaving him to defend the state of his health and scramble to rework his position on abortion after facing dissent from within his own campaign.But on Monday, he had something to celebrate: the…
Senators unveil ‘roadmap’ for government-funded AI research, regulation
(WASHINGTON) -- A bipartisan group of senators, led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, on Wednesday unveiled a "roadmap" for lawmakers aimed at guiding Congress on regulating artificial intelligence.They said the recommendations are a critical step as Congress considers legislation to increase innovation and safeguard against negative uses of the rapidly-evolving…
Jury sworn in for bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez
(NEW YORK) -- A jury was selected and sworn in Wednesday for the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez.Federal prosecutors in New York have alleged that the New Jersey Democrat accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, mortgage payments and a luxury…
House GOP pushes bill to force Biden to continue transfer of weapons to Israel
(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans are pushing ahead with a bill to condemn President Joe Biden's approach to Israel and force him to send arms shipments, even after the administration notified Congress about a new $1 billion weapons deal to the U.S. ally.The developments come amid continued fallout from Biden's pause…
Biden, Trump agree to ABC News and CNN debates
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, are set to face off in an ABC News presidential debate in September.Trump and Biden said they have both agreed to a prime-time debate at ABC News studios on Sept. 10.Before that, they will participate in a CNN…
Senate considers making Black Wall Street a national monument
(WASHINGTON) -- More than 100 years after the nation's deadliest race massacre, the Senate is considering a bipartisan bill to grant national monument status to Greenwood, Oklahoma, also known as "Black Wall Street."In 1921, Black Wall Street was burned to ashes by white mobs who attacked the then-thriving and predominantly…
Five takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries: Alsobrooks, Hogan to face off in Maryland Senate race
(WASHINGTON) -- Voters headed to the polls in Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia on Tuesday to set up several key down-ballot races.Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks won the Democratic nomination in Maryland's marquee Senate race, while Republicans in West Virginia appointed candidates likely to take over one of the…
